Tie



June 1 1926.

. 1,587,471 J. A. CAF'LES TIE ' Original Filed June 22 1925 2Sheets-$heet l 7.74 Jim [6.5 INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

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Patented June 1, 1926.

uurreo stares JOSEPH A. GABLES, OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEVI MEXICO.

TIE.

Application filed June 22, 1925, Serial No. 38,915. Renewed April 16,1926;

This invention relates to improvements in railroad ties and contemplatesthe provision of a tie which owing to the ingredients contained thereinwill prevent the same from deteriorating when the same is embedded inthe ground or ballasted and further owing to the ingredients of thecomposition renders the tie equally as resilient as the ordinary woodentie now in use.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of meansmolded in the tie and supporting a rail thereon whereby the same has afixed and rigidly mounted base portion. I

A further object of the present invention is the provision of means inthe form of brace plates which are removably secured to the supportingmeans whereby the rails of the track may be easily and readily placed onthe supporting means and ready for engagement with the fish plates.

lVith the above and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionfurther in cludes the following novel features and details ofconstruction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the railroad tie showing the supportingmeans and a pair of rails supported and secured thereto. p v

Figure 2 is a top plan view of one end of the tie and showing the directengagement of the supporting means and brace plates.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal section of the tie, and showingthe anchoring means for the supporting means.

Figure 4- is a vertical section taken on line 14 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal section of a portion of the supporting meansshowing the fish plate secured thereto.

Figure 6 is a detail perspective of the supporting means per se.

F igure 7 is a perspective of one of the fish plates.

Figure 8 is a detail perspective of one of the supporting means.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein like characters ofreferencedenote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates arailroad tie which is used in supporting the rail supporting andengaging means, and which is composed of a composition which may containthe following ingredients, namely, one part of asphalt, two parts cementand three par-ts sawdust or the same may be composed of one partasphalt, two parts cement or three parts of sand and gravel mixedequally, the purposes and advantages of the composition of this kindwill be hereinafter apparent.

The supporting means aforementioned includes a relatively flat narrowplate '11 and which is adapted to receive adjacent the outer endportions thereof supporting memers 12 which are bent upon themselves andhave their bent portions terminating in a pair of spaced legs 13 and 14:which are adapted to be received over the plate 11 and secured theretothrough the medium of suitable fastening elements which may be in theform of rivets 15. These supporting members 12 have their upper portionsinclined as at 16, to snugly receive thereon one side of a head of arail 17. Extending transversely from opposite sides of the supportingmember 12 are a pair of flange members 18 which extend inwardly within acut out portion 19 in the member 12in order that the bottom or foot ofthe rail may be supported thereon and receive one side of the foot ofthe rail as clearly illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings. Secured tothe upper sides of the flange members 18 is a supporting plate 20 whichis secured to the flange members 18 as at 21. The inwardly extendingends of supporting plates20 have upwardly extending transverselydisposed flange members 22. Nuts 23 being secured to the lower sides ofthe supporting plate 20 adjacent the flange 22 and in direct alinementwith registering openings 24 extending through the supporting plate 20.

In order to secure the rail 17and hold the same against the inclinedportion 16 and within the cutout portion 19 ofthesupporting member 12there is provided an angularly shaped brace plate which has a verticallyextending portion 25 lying lush with the intermediate or reduced portionof the rail 17 and having its opposite end portion restingagainst theinclined foot of the rail and having its 'outer end portioiiot'fset asat 26 which engages the flanged portion-'22 of the supporting plate 20.A pair" of securing and adjusting means in the form of bolts '27 arereceived within openings 28 provided.

in the brace plate and threadedly "received within the nuts 23 upon thelower faces of the supporting plate 20.

From the foregoing description and accompanying drawings, it is clearlyapparent that a rail 17 is securely held in position against accidentaldisplacement on the securing means.

In the'construction of the device the plate 11 and supporting member 12are positioned within a mold in a vertical position and the compositionforming the lie 10 is then poured around the same in order that thesupporting means for the rail 17 is molded therein and becomes a partthereof. It is to be noted that when the supporting member 12 ispositioned upon the plate 11 that the rail 17 may be placed in positionon the supporting plate 20 and that owing to the cut out portionprovided for the foot of the rail and the inclined portion 16, adaptedto engage the beveled underside of the head of the rail that the samewill be prevented from outward movement or strain and that owing to thenovel and efficient fastening means and cooperation of the fish plateand supporting plate 20 owing to the direct engagement of the flangedportions 26 and 22 in combination with the adjusting or holding bolt 27which is threadedly received within a nut 23 on the bottom face of thesupporting plate that the rail 17 will be held against lateral move mentand against accidental displacen'ient.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction, and the right is herein reserved tomake such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed is 1. A compositiontie of the character described comprising a relatively flat narrow plateextending from end to end within the tie and having its upper side edgesextending vertically therein, rail supporting means secured to saidplate, and means included upon the opposite side of the supportinlgmeans and engaging a rail for the purpose set forth.

2. A resilient composition tie having a relatively flat narrow platepositioned within the lie from end to end and having its side edgesextending vertically therein, rail supporting means secured to theplate, and removably secured adjusting means secured to the oppositeside of the rail supporting means and engaging the opposite side of therail for the purpose set forth.

3. A resilient composition tie of the character described comprising arelatively flat narrow plate positioned from end to end within the tieand having its upper side edge lying flush with the upper face. there ofand extending vertically therein, a rail,

supporting member havin g head and foot engaging portions upon one sidethereof, and removably secured means positioned upon the opposite sideof the rail supporting member and engaging the opposite side of therail,

4. A resilient composition lie of the character described comprising arelatively flat narrow plate positioned vertically within the tie andhaving its upper side edge lying flush with the upper face of the tie, arail supporting member bent upon itself and having its legs secured tothe opposite side of the plate, a pair of transversely extending flangemembers protruding from opposite sides of the bent portion of the railsupporting member, an auxiliary rail sup porting member positioned upon.the transversely extending flanges and supporting a rail thereon, andangularly disposed removably secured means secured to the opposite endof the auxiliary rail supporting member and engaging the opposite sideof the rail.

A resilient composition tie of the character described comprising arelatively nar row flat plate positioned within the tie and extendingfrom end to end, and having its upper side edge lying flush with theupper face of the tie, rail supporting members bent upon themselves andsecured adjacent the opposite end portions of the plate, each of saidrail supporting members having a pair of transversely extending flangemembers which lie flush with the upper side edge of the plate, anauxiliary rail supporting plate positioned upon the upper face of thetransversely extending flange members, and a brace plate removablyscoured to the auxiliary rail supporting plate and engaging the oppositeside of the rail.

6. A resilient composition railroad tie having a relatively fiat narrowplate arranged from end to end therein and having its side edgeextending vertically therein and lying flush with the upper face of thetie, rail supporting members bent upon themselves and havingtheir-opposite sides secured to the plate adjacent the outer endsthereof, a pair of transversely extending flanges extending fromopposite sides of each of the rail supporting members and extendingflush with the upper side edge of the plate, an auxiliary railsup-porting plate secured to each pair of the flanges and having anoffset portion upon the inner end port ion thereof, and a brace plate ofangular formal-- tion engaging the opposite side of a rail and havingthe lower offset portion engaging the offset portion of the auxiliaryrail sup porting plate and means removably securing the brace plate andauxiliary rail supporting plate respectively.

In testimony whereof I. new signature.

JOSEPH A, GAPLESE

